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@mi in ,ni-teh', giama- 'atrnt @fitta WILLIAM-N.. WHiTELEY, 511;,01SPMNGFIELD, 01110. i v -Leaerspaantlva 64,819, dafefzalay 14, 1867.-

IMPROVEMENT 1N Harvester-RAKES@ "ftlprlphulegnfmft fr im tigen Enters@nient mit mating part nf tlg: vnous.

TO ALL- WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: v

Be it known that I, WILLIAM N, Wmrnnnr, Jr., of Springfield, in thecounty of Clark, and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new anduseful Improvement in Ha'rvesters; andI hereby 'declnrethe following tobea fu'll,'clcar, and exact description of the saine, referencebein'ghad to' the accompanying drawings, Ain which-- Figure 1 is a plan viewof my machine, the 'dr-ivcrs seat and foot-board being'renioved so astoshow. the positions of the gea-rings. i l l Y I.

Figure 2 is an elevation of .that side of the frame and gearing nearestthe cutting apparatus.l

' FigureS' exhibits the mode of connecting the rake and reel-arms andtheir driving-shaft.

' Figure 4 exhibits,l partially in section, connection of the rake withthe reel-shaftyan'dl the method o f throwing saidarm in and out of gear.I y i Figure 5 is a plan of the flange and'rsto'p, which determines thepoint .where the-rake maybe thrown out ofgear. v d *if l My inventionrelates to that class of. harvesting machines which 'have the ycuttingapparatus hinged to th'e frame of the machine; and consists, rst, inoperating 'the reel and automatic rake by a train of gearing; second,making the drag-bar to which the cutting apparatus is attached hollow,so that the shaft which drives the reel may pass through it 'third inthe manner of disconnecting the rake, so that it can only be thrown outof gear when not over the platform; fourth, in the manner of passing thereelarms ever the rake when the latter is at fest.; fifth, in theuhshipping lever, by which the rake is `thrown in and out of gear;sixth, in the. manner of connecting or hanging the reel-armsupon thereel-shaft.

That others may understand the construction and operation of myinvention, I will particularly describefit. Y The main frame,driving-wheels, and cutter-driving gearing are of any lsuitableconstruction. Upon the' main driving-shaft I place a smalLbevel-wheel,B, which gears into and drives lthe larger bevel-wheel C, upon one endof counter-shaftl). Atthe other end of the shaft D is a smallbevel-wheel, G, which gears into the pinion lH, and drives the shaft E,which imparts motion to the rake and reel. The shaft D passes throughand is supported bya long tubular box, F, which is secured by properfastenings rigidly to the frameof the machine, in such an obliqueposition that while the gear. at the inner end is in mesh with ,thebevel-1vheel B upon thefmain shaft, the bevel-wheel G is in position to'gear with the Apinion H. The drag-bar I has hitherto been madev solidbut I propose to make' it hollow, and to pass the shaft E through it inthe direction of`itslength, and in that Way I'shallbe enabled to 'drivetherake and reel-,shaft G by gearing, instead of driving it by belt, ashas heretofore been done. The drag-bar I is -attached'to the front ba-rof the main frame, which is extended laterally ar enough to pass' beyondthe bearing-wheel lon that side. From this front bar4 it extendsbackward parallel with the machines line of forward movement, and passesthrough the lugs H and I, which are either cast as a.

part of the shoe J, or rigidly secured to it by bolts or rivets. At thepoints where the drag-bar passes through the lugs Hl IA it iscylindrical, and actsas a bearing or journal upon which` the shoe Jmoves as an axis, as the outer end of the cutting apparatus risesor-fallswith the undulations of the ground over which it is drawn. Theshaft which supports and drives the reel and the automatic rake isstepped uponthe rear en d of 4the shoe J at a little distance behind thelug I', and in line with the centre of the shaft E.` vMotion iacommunicated to the reel-shaft G from the shaft E, by the bevel-gears Kand L, which mustalways remain in mesh, be'cause the axis of the gear Kis also the axis upon 'which the shoe J moves when the outer end of thecutting apparatusVv rises or falls. The upper end of the shaft G has itsbearing at the top of thelu'g I', which is prolonged upward, as shown infig. 2,y for that purpose. The reel and rake-guide M is also ysecured tothe upper end ofthe lug I. The shoe J is secured-upon the drag-bar bythe screw-collar N, which is screwed upon the end of the. drag-bar afterthe shoe and other parts are in place.v The rear end of the dragbar I isconnected to themain frame, and supported by passing'through the end ofthe rear cross-bar or brace of the main frame, extended for thatpurpose, or by a suitable bracket attached tothe main frame. The leverO, by which the attendant can lift the outer end. of the cuttingapparatus from the ground, is also hung upon the drag-bar, itsl point orshort arm resting behind a shoulder cast upon the upper side ofthe shoe,or placed upon the upper side of the finger-bar, as shown inthedrawings. The collar'yP, with its set=screw, prevents any forwardmovement of these parts upon the drag-bar The arms of theopposite bladesof the reel join in the'centre so that the said opposite blades arecette 2.

v connected, and as one rises the other is correspondingly depressed. Anelongated holo, Q, is malle through thc central part of this continuousarm, and suitable boxes ure provided at euch side of Q, for thetrunnions or journals upon which the reel-arms rest and move as -theyrise and fall, guided by M. The trunnions R are formed upon a cellar,and secured rigidly to tho shaft G'. There may be two or four blades tothe recl, as desired. Above the trunnions R, and pivoted to the top ofthe shaft G', is the cross-head S, with springs T T projecting` from itsends and resting uponrthc rcel-arms. The springU, which. is secured to acap which fits over the extreme upper end of the shaft G', and isindependent of the cross-head S, always tends to keep-thc reel-arm whichis travelling over the upper part of the guide in contact therewith,while the opposite arm is a little raised from the guide. The rake-arm Vis hung upon trunnions attached to a collar, Y,Awl1ieh is placed justbclw the collar from which the trunnions R R project, and between it andthe lug I', where the shaft (ir.l

' passes' through it. In the lower end of this collar Y, to whiehftherake is hung, is a notch,-X, into which the clutch-pin Wslips when therake is iu gear. f lhe pin W passes through the shaft G', and is rigid.When seated in the notch X, it forces the collar Y and the rake torevolve with the shaft G. The rake is thrown out of gear by raising thecollar Y, so thatV is clear' of the pin This is accomplished through theclutchlever A', connecting-rod B', and hand-lever G',.or a-ny equivalentarrangement of parts. The hand-le`ver C' is provided with stops, asshown4 at D', tig. 1, by which it is held in position as desired. It isdesirable that, in throwing `the rake out'ot` gear, it` should only bedone when the rake is-notover the platform.V To insure this result, Iattach to the top of the lug I', or in some convenient stationary part,a. stop-platc,-E', which is rigidly secured, and has a finger projectingover the edge of the flange F', so that the collar Ycannot be raised upwhile the tingen remains in that position. I then cut a notch, Q', inthe edge of the flange F', which is so disposed that when said notchcomes under the said finger, then the collar Y may be raised up andthrownout of gear, and the finger of the plate E' being between thesides of the notchQ' preventstlto collar Y and rake from moving while soraisedout of gear. The position of the notch Q' is such that, when itpermitsthe collar Y to be raised up, the rake will have passed beyondthe rear of the platform a little distance. The hook H", extendingfromthe lower side of the ral=earm V, underneath. the `guide-rim M, preventsthe rake from rising materially from the platform. When the rake isthrown out of gear and is at rest, the arms of the reel will rise upsutiiciently to slide over it as they revolve. The collar I, with itsset-screw, prevents any upward movement of the vshaft G which wouldremove it from its step. Covers are placed over the gears G and H and Kand L, to protect them from dust and dirt. When this machine is to beused for mowing, the platform and the reel and rake are removed. Theseat being reversed upon its standard, and the standardv itself reversedupon the frame, the drivers weight is brought to the rear of said frame,so' as to balance the miicliine .more perfectly, and this change ofposition also enables the driver to reach the lever O, to raise theouter-lend of the cutting apparatus, to clear any obstruction that maybe in its road.

v The operation of these devices is apparent. The movements communicatedby gearing are much more uniform andreli'able than when transmittedthrough belts, which are constantly vliable to variations of tensionwith. every change or undulation of the surface. With my systemofgearing, the euttingapparatusland the Y vertical position of the reeland xalcelshaft may vary with every undulation of the ground, withoutin`the slightest degree affecting the operation 'of the reel or rake,because the rising orfalling of the outer end of the cutting apparatusis a movement upon a centre which is coincident with the axis of thedriving-shaft, and consequently no movements o f the cutting apparatuswill throw the gear-wheels out of mesh. It is of importance r to providemeans whereby the rake shall be prevented from ceasingto move exceptwhen not over the platform,

evenv though the attendant should endeavor to throw it out of gear,for'if it ceased to move while over the plat#v form, it would almostinvariably interfere with and obstruct the action of thehrake or thefalling grain. It would frequently happen also that it would he startedagain when got inthe proper position in respect to the wings of thereel., The arrangements of deviceswhich I havefadopted-secure thesedesired results perutly.` The stop-plate E eifectuaily prevents thecollar Y from rising-'off theolutch-'pin W until the rake has' passedbeyond the rear edge ot' the platform, and when once thrown out o'gearit cannotV be again connected until the clutch-pin W comes under thorecess X, which can only happen ywhenth'e rake is n proper position withregard tothe arms of the reel. The reel-arms hung upon trunnions insuresthem the utmost freedom of movement.`

Having described my invention,.what' I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is- 1. In combination with a harvestingmachine, vhaving two adjustable wheels, a hinged cutting apparatus,

Land a raking and. reeling mechanism mounted on the inner `end of said'cutting apparatus, and rotating upon ay shaft about vertical, the shaftE, and counter-shaft D, with their bevel-gebr connections, for thepurpose of driving the said reel and rake by a train of gearing from themain pinion-shaft, and so that the movements of the reel and rake may atall times conform to the position of the finger-bar, substantially assctforth. l

2. In combination with a harvesting machine having'two wheels and ahinged cutting apparatus, the tubular drag-bar I, rigidly secured to theframe of the machine, and forming theV centre upon which the cuttrpgapparatus vibrates, so that the axis of the reel and ralresdriving-shaft may be coincident with the axis upon which the cuttingapparatus vibrates, substantially as set forth. l l

3. Ihe collar Y, provided with the notch Q', in combination with thestopp1ate E', and clutch-levex-` A', substantially as and for thepurposeset forth. l

4. The clutch-lever A,`in combination with connecting-rod B andhand-lever C', constructed and arranged its set forth. WILLIAM N.WHITELEY, JR. Witnesses: f

G.D. CARPENTER. Gso. ARTHUR.

